Sunset & Sunrise Today in Rio Rancho, New Mexico

Rio Rancho, New Mexico sees the sun come up at 7:12 AM and go down at 6:32 PM on Wednesday, October 14, 2026 — 11h 20m of daylight from sunrise to sunset. The sun reaches its high point above Rio Rancho at 12:52 PM.

Because Rio Rancho is at 35.23° (the mid-latitudes), daylight swings noticeably between the long days of summer and the short days of winter. Each day is currently getting about 2 minutes shorter and 8 seconds. This is autumn in Rio Rancho, so the daily sun times are still on the move.

For photographers, the evening golden hour in Rio Rancho runs from about 5:59 PM to 6:48 PM — that warm, low, flattering light just before sunset. The blue hour follows, roughly 6:48 PM to 6:58 PM, as twilight deepens.

Tomorrow, sunset in Rio Rancho is at 6:31 PM and sunrise at 7:13 AM — about 2m 8s less daylight than today. The table below shows how sunrise and sunset in Rio Rancho drift across the whole year.

It's autumn in Rio Rancho, when sunset creeps earlier each week. Over the course of the year, sunset in Rio Rancho ranges from as early as 4:53 PM (around December 3) to as late as 8:25 PM (around June 26). Its longest day lands on June 20 with 14h 31m of daylight, and its shortest on December 21 with just 9h 46m.